Boise through traffic diverted for 30 day Federal Way closure
The State Highway Department announced a section between Boise and Federal Way will close at 8 a.m. next Monday for about 30 days for excavation near the Federal Way structure. Through traffic on Federal Way U S 20 26 30 will use a half mile detour south of the work area. The detour is paved and will stay in place until the Federal Way structure is finished around May.
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State Highway Department
Idaho Board to review Hill Burton hospital requests
Idaho State Board of Health Advisory Council on Hospital Construction will review seven Hill Burton applications today and Friday. Proposed remodeling at Preston hospital and new nursing home, plus Cassia Memorial in Burley for hospital addition and modernization, lead a list including Coeur d Alene lab, Oneida County Hospital at Arco, Bannock County Nursing Home in Pocatello, and a therapeutic pool at Idaho State School and Hospital in Nampa. Meeting in room 420 of the State Capitol Building.
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UPI
Hill ~ Burton
State Board of Health
Advisory Council
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Cassia Memorial Hospital
Burley
Kootanai County
Coeur d’Alene
Oneidax County
Arco
Bannock County
Pocatello
Idaho State School and Hospital
Nampa
State—Capitol Building
Youth Dies After Train Collision at Power County Crossing
Donald Gene Barney 22 of Pocatello died Wednesday when his car was struck broadside by a Union Pacific train at a Power County crossing. Police said the Idaho toll reached 260 traffic deaths this year, up from 245 a year ago.
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UPD
Donald Gene Barney
Pocatello
Union Pacific
Barney
Idaho
Idaho Governor Forms Task Force on Nuclear Waste Plan
Governor Don Samuelson names a new task force to study Atomic Energy Commission waste management and its impact on Idaho’s aquifer. Dr. Texrell C. Carver chairs the panel, which will combine divergent views and present findings to the governor, while press access is restricted. The group will not study disposal at the National Reactor Testing Station due to time, staff, and funding limits.
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Boise
Uph
Idaho
Don Samuelson
Samuelson
Atomic Energy Commission
Texrell C. Carver
Idaho Health Department
Carver
R. Keith Higginson
Signing Delayed on Lewiston Charter Change
UPI reports Idaho Governor Don Samuelson will likely delay signing a proclamation to place Lewiston under municipal derate. C E Gough says the governor wants to review the text and consult the attorney general before acting. The move would repeal Lewiston’s 106 year charter, approved by residents in a recent election.
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UPI
Lewiston
Idaho
Municipal
Don Samuelson
C.E. Gough
Samuelson
Attorney General
City of
Vandals Hard under lights ahead of Oregon clash
University of Idaho Vandals held a final heavy practice under lights for Saturdays game with Oregon. The offense focused on running plays while the defense faced a freshman squad simulating Ducks plays. Coach Y C McNease said tight end Mike Sizelove remained doubtful with a bruised shoulder from the Montana State game.
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Moscow
Idaho
UPI
University of Idaho Vandals
Inland Empire league title in sight for Sandpoint Bears
Sandpoint Idaho reports the Bears clinch at least a share of a second straight Inland Empire football crown after a 46 0 win over Clarkston. Clarkston must finish against Lewiston to stay alive, while Moscow sits 5 1 in league play and 8 1 overall as other week action unfolds.
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Idaho
Upythe
Bears
Inland Empire
Clarkston
Lewiston
Moscow
Mac Hi
Milton-Freewater
Ore
Oregon
Wallace and Kellogg
Kellogg
Coeur d’Alene
Spokane
West Valley
Pullman
Tax reform support grows in Idaho district poll
U S Rep Orval Hansen says a district poll shows strong backing for tax reform. Voters favor a minimum tax on high income earners and limiting farm loss offsets against non farm income with about 73 percent supporting a $15 000 offset cap and 80 percent backing a minimum tax for high earners.
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UPI
U.S
Orval Hansen
Idaho
Hansen
Ewen Returns to Practice for Pacific Clash
Washington State fullback Bob Ewen rejoined practice Wednesday and is expected to start against the University of the Pacific Saturday. Ewen, the Cougars' second leading ground gainer, missed last Saturday's California game with an injured leg as coach Jim Sweeney stressed speed in two hours of drills.
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Pullman
Wash
Bob
Ewen
Washington State University
Jim Sweeney
Portland Ore
University of Pacific
Cougar
California
Sweeney
Cougars
Three Californians Die In Idaho Plane Crash
A Cessna 177 carrying three Hawthorne residents crashed in the Owyhee Mountains near the Oregon Idaho border. Pilot W R Syferth, 23, Mrs Ken Miller, 52, and Lawrence B Miller, 25, were killed. They had been bird hunting and were returning to California. Search teams and aircraft assisted, the weather was described as overcast with snow and rain.
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Owyhee Mountains
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Ken Miller
Lawrence B. Miller
Hawthorne
Calif
Owyhee County
Andy Warfield
Albert Barberis
Sheaville
Oregon
Nampa
Idaho
al Voyles
Boise
Bob King
Oregon-Idaho
Chet Moulton
Moulton
California
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Ore
Reno and Tahoe
Nev
Fresno
Mountain Home Air Force Base
Idaho Aeronautics
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